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List of Tables

7

List of Figures

9

Abbreviations Used in the Text0

10

Acknowledgements

11

Introduction

12

1.  Forest Resources

20

1.1. Land and Timber Resources of Forests

20

1.2. Non-Timber Forest Resources

29

1.3. Forest Resources for Recreati

33

1.4. Provision of RFE with Forests

34

2. Legislative and Institutional Environment of RFE Forest Use

36

3. Forestry

46

4. Use of Timber Resources and Forest Industry

55

5. Use of Non-Timber Forest Resources

66

5.1. Use of Non-Timber Vegetative Resources

66

5.2. Forest Use for Recreation

72

5.3. Forest Use for Hunting

77

6. Foreign-Economic Activity of the RFE Forest Sector

80

6.1. Forest Export

80

6.2. Other Forms of Forest-Economic Cooperation

88

6.3. Competitiveness of Forest Sectors' Branches

90

7. Illegal Forest Use

92

8. Transformation of Forests

102

9. Social and Ecological Problems Created by Forest Use

113

9.1. Ecological Problems

113

9.2. Social Problems

115

9.3. Population and Forest Sector's Problems

121

9.4. State and Public Programs in the RFE Forest Sector

124

10.   Assessment of Current and Prospective Forest Policy

128

Conclusion

144

References

147

Appendices

151